A Conversation From Your Future

Carlos Gardellini, Personal Trainer Dr. Maximilian Counet, MD, Gerontology Thursday, 19 January 2045 Dr. Counet: Mr. Gardellini, first of all, I want to wish you a happy 84th birthday today. I can report that indeed you have the physical and mental equivalence of a...

Why Fit doesn’t automatically mean Well

Work-life balance and burnout prevention ‘Suddenly’, topics like wellness, workplace wellness, burnout prevention and work-life balance seem to be hot. Why the inverted commas? These issues are, of course, not sudden at all. For quite some time, therapists, counselors...

Food and Friendship

Back, far back, in the mist of time when the world was very young, and old generations of men were fighting for no particular reason, in those dark days, food was by no means a pleasure. Instead, it was a pure and fundamental necessity. The only concerns those...

The importance of vitamin ZZZZZ

Have you ever thought about how important a good night’s sleep is for our health and well-being? Most people take sleep for granted. But getting enough sleep is vital for the quality of our lives on many levels: physical, mental, emotional and relational....

Have you ever considered snow-yoga?

With the adrenaline rush of riding through the fresh powder snow combined with mountain air, sunshine and the chance to completely let go, it’s no wonder the addictiveness of skiing and snowboarding appeals to so many. The slow and thoughtful practice of yoga...

Let’s Start Running!

Tips & Tricks from Vincent B. (Beginner’s program) The Brussels 20km, The Uccle 10km, the Semi Marathon, the Ladies Run, and so on. All kinds of running events take place in Brussels each year. And they are attracting more and more participants. Some of you...

Word from one of our instructors

Can you introduce yourself, please? My name is Julie Fairclough. Some people are curious about my origins, so I let me begin by telling you a bit about that. I was born in Canada, to a Canadian father and a Mexican mother. On my father’s side, my grandmother is...

A Story of Blood, Sweat and Sugar

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes 2014: Time for a personal health strategy? This article is NOT about 10 tips to stick to your New Year’s Resolution. But it IS about preventing a disease that millions of people get without knowing it: type 2 diabetes. It creeps up on...